You can only have one mother
Patient kind and true;
No other friend in all the world,
Will be the same to you.
When other friends forsake you,
To mother you will return,
For all her loving kindness,
She asks nothing in return.
As we look upon her picture,
Sweet memories we recall,
Of a face so full of sunshine,
And a smile for one and all.
Sweet Jesus, take this message,
To our dear mother up above;
Tell her how we miss her,
And give her all our love.

Beloved wife of the late Joseph Rocco Ruggiero.

Devoted mother of Frank J. Ruggiero of Charlotte N.C. and Jacqueline Ruggiero of Bradford, both formerly of East Boston.

Dear sister of Livia Sprague of East Boston, and the late Lillian Cabral and Ann Ruotolo.

Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral from the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street (Orient Heights) East Boston on Thursday November 29th, 2007 at 9:00am. Funeral Mass in the St. Joseph - St. Lazarus Church, 59 Ashley Street, East Boston at 10:00am.

Visiting hours are on Wednesday November 28th from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited.

Frances was born in Boston in 1931 and was a life-long resident of East Boston. She was a mother and a homemaker and also worked as a Dietary Aide for the Columbus Nursing Home in East Boston for many years. Frances passed away peacefully at the Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. She was 76 years old.

The Memorial Home is handicapped accessible and a children’s lounge is available. Courtesy valet parking at the front entrance and ample attendant off street parking is also available in our 3 parking lots. For transportation to the memorial home please call 617-569-0990.

Services will conclude with Frances being laid to rest in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Elm Street, Everett.